English Courses in London, England

Cultured Learning, London:
Cultured Learning (located in London, south of England) is a bespoke English Language and Cultural Consultancy with a unique ethos and revolutionary teaching methods. We pride ourselves on taking English learning one step further by using real situations from our clients' everyday lives to help teach and explain, allowing clients to improve their overall accuracy, and grow in confidence in their use of English.

We offer a range of courses to suit needs and provide flexibility:
o Cultural – Leave the classroom behind and learn modern, relevant conversational English whilst sampling the sights, sounds and tastes of London.
o Executive – Providing bespoke language training, industry specific, for international staff.
o Global Mobility – specially developed to ease International-English speakers from outside Britain into their new lives in London
o Themed English:  Dickensian London, Victorian London, Literary London, Royal London, Crime and Punishment London, Theatre and Arts London.

OUR CULTURAL COURSES: PACT and Lobby
Aimed at those:
- visiting, living or working in London,
- looking for the opportunity to brush-up on English
- wanting to discover London and experience British culture.

London is your classroom.
• Based on personalised communications skills.
• For people who need to communicate spontaneously and effectively in the shortest time possible.
• Lessons are away from course books and the classroom in order to maintain a realistic environment to trigger natural conversation.
• We believe in personalised, real life rather than classroom based English learning.
• Taught by linguistic experts who are very familiar with London and British culture.

The LOBBY programme:
• A hassle-free, personalised English language review session with a highly experienced English language tutor.
• Individually-tailored, one-to-one English language lessons focussing on the linguistic areas of your choice in the comfort of a hotel lobby.
• This is an excellent opportunity to practice your English and improve your communication and fluency.
• We offer individualised tutoring ranging from conversational English to intensive grammar-based learning.

2) The PACT Programme
Professional and Cultural Training:

Course aims:
- Gain a combined cultural and linguistic experience,
- Be guided through the heart of London life by an expert tutor who can aid your everyday language communication.

• Tailored English language training combined with discovering the sights, sounds and tastes of London itself.
• The amazing opportunity to leave the classroom behind and learn and improve your English whilst experiencing dynamic, multi-cultural, historically rich London.
• Using actual everyday situations as examples and aided by highly-trained professional Londoners as your communication tutors, you will be able to learn the ‘real’ English, used by the seven million Londoners who live, work and play in this fantastic city and also experience its cultural delights.

The programme:
• Get to know the real multi-cultural London with your communications tutor who will assist in building your linguistic confidence and fluency.
• Interact with Londoners in real situations such as in cafes, bars, restaurants and shops whilst developing knowledge and familiarity with regional accents and colloquial English.
• Shop, wine and dine at London’s top attractions.
• Visit museums, galleries and exhibitions, and go on cultural excursions while improving your communication and fluency at the same time.

Sample Topics Covered
• Discuss art at London’s world-famous galleries and museums.
• Be able to dine out in confidence with our lunch time restaurant tutorials.
• Go clothes and / or food shopping and interact with London shop assistants.
• Discuss British cultural issues and politics.
• Visit historical and culturally rich sights and feel the true atmosphere of London life.
• Learn Londonese - and hear, understand and gain the confidence to use natural, informal English in appropriate settings.

EXECUTIVE COURSES: SGS and NOC:

Aimed at those:
- Businesses employing workers in London whose first language is not English.
- Those looking for language training tailored to business needs.

Cultured Learning deliver:
• Bespoke English language training for high end clients and companies.
• A unique in-company consultancy service.
• English language training specific to your business environment.
• Improve the productivity of your employees through our specialised courses.
• Vocational and business English.
• Entirely tailor-made.
• Delivered at our clients’ place of work to offer maximum flexibility.
• Team of trusted consultants selected for their ability to deliver engaging, challenging and result-driven tuition.
• Adhere to a strict code of confidentiality.
• We pride ourselves on taking English learning one step further by using real situations from our clients’ everyday lives to help teach and explain allowing clients to improve their overall accuracy and grow in confidence in their use of English

Small Group Session (SGS):
Day-long Course:

• Four intensive, specially designed programmes on the topic of your choice.
• Participants are set both individual and group tasks to complete during the day.
• This is a total immersion course, and bi-lingual dictionaries and translations are strictly forbidden.
• Mono-lingual dictionaries are available on request.

SAMPLE TOPICS

For Sports Organisations:
Media / Interview Techniques
Crisis Briefs and Talks
British Culture
Field / Industry-specific Vocabulary
Corporate Entertaining
Social English

For Multinationals:
Negotiating
Presenting
Meetings
Social English
Degrees of Formality
Report Writing
Crisis Talks
Pronunciation
British Culture

Global Mobility:
In addition, our hihgly popular Global Mobility package has been especially developed to ease international professionals who have been relocated to London and their families into their new lives in the capital. We deliver a language and cultural package to make you feel more comfortable in London, providing tips about living and working in London as well as an introduction to British English - including regional accents, slang and colloquialisms.

• Specially developed to ease International-English speakers from outside Britain into their new lives in London.
• An introduction into London life and culture from friendly and informative professional consultants.

Aimed at:
• International-English speaker from outside the UK
• E.g. India, America, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Singapore)
• Relocated to London.
• Visiting London and companies wish to give them a taster of London.

Course Delivers
• A language and cultural package to make you feel more comfortable in London.
• Provide tips about living and working in London
• An introduction to British English – including regional accents, slang and colloquialisms.

The day-long* orientation into the city includes:
• Showing clients the basis of getting from A to B – navigating the Tube and bus system and buying and using an Oyster Card.
• Directing clients to relevant areas of interest – such as locating ethnic grocery stores and restaurants and finding religious organisations.
• The option of seeing some of the major tourist attractions in the heart of London.
* Package can be extended upon request

The uniqueness of our package
• Our language and cultural specialists are Londoners themselves.
• Provide an expert insight into this exciting city.
• Provide tips on interesting places to eat, shop and go out,.
• Provide clients with the ideal opportunity to ask those all important questions about British English, life and culture.
• E.g. – queuing; when to arrive for a meeting / dinner / party; saying “sorry”; and calling people “love.

CULTURAL TOURS AND THEMED COURSES

Cultural Tours:
English and Art
Be guided round the highlights of your chosen gallery (National Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern) by your language expert, followed by a discussion and linguistic round-up session at the café.

Traditional English Lunch with English
Enjoy a traditional English lunch at one of London’s quintessential English restaurants. Be able to dine out in confidence with our lunch time restaurant tutorials

Traditional English Cream Tea and Conversation
Enjoy a traditional English tea at one of London’s quintessential English restaurants. Be able to dine out in confidence with our tea time restaurant tutorials

The Shopping Experience
Take a stroll through Sloane Square, window shop in Harrods or Selfridges, or enjoy the beautiful architecture and shops in Regent’s Street. With your language and cultural consultant, you will be able to interact with real Londoners, have a language session and shop all at the same time.

Historical London
Visit Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, St Paul’s Cathedral or Westminster Abbey, Kensington Palace, or Covent Garden with your cultural guide and learn more about our amazing history.

Historical London: Tower of London or the London Dungeon
With an eventful history, London has its fair share of horror, not to mention jewels! Choose from a trip to the Tower of London, steeped in history, or a fantastic exhibition about history at the London Dungeons.

Madame Tussauds
Almost at any time of year, you’ll find queues stretching down the road for Madame Tussauds, and this tourist attraction is a must-see for celebrity fans over the world. Why not wander round the museum with your language consultant, and practise talking about fame, gossip and fashion?

The London Eye
An unforgettable experience! The views are magnificent from the top and on a good day, you can see all the way to Windsor!

Themed English Language Courses:
A week of structured lessons based around a central theme.

Courses on offer:
• Crime and Punishment in London
• Dickensian England
• Multicultural London
• Sporting London
• Shakespeare’s England